{"product_id":"microaggression-theory-gina-c-torino-9781119420040","title":"Microaggression Theory: Influence and Implications","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet to know the sociopolitical context behind microaggressions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroaggressions are brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership (e.g., race, gender, culture, religion, social class, sexual orientation, etc.). These daily, common manifestations of aggression leave many people feeling vulnerable, targeted, angry, and afraid. How has this become such a pervasive part of our social and political rhetoric, and what is the psychology behind it?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMicroaggression Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, the original research team that created the microaggressions taxonomy, Gina Torino, David Rivera, Christina Capodilupo, Kevin Nadal, and Derald Wing Sue, address these issues head-on in a fascinating work that explores the newest findings of microaggressions in their sociopolitical context. It delves into how the often invisible nature of this phenomenon prevents perpetrators from realizing and confronting their own complicity in creating psychological dilemmas for marginalized groups, and discusses how prejudice, privilege, safe spaces, and cultural appropriation have become themes in our contentious social and political discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails the psychological effects of microaggressions in separate chapters covering clinical impact, trauma, related stress syndromes, and the effect on perpetrators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines how microaggressions affect education, employment, health care, and the media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how social policies and practices can minimize the occurrence and impact of microaggressions in a range of environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates how microaggressions relate to larger social movements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you come across the topic of microaggressions in your day-to-day life, you can keep the conversation going in a productive manner--with research to back it up \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gina C. Torino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119420040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119420040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Gina C. Torino","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072911175935,"sku":"9781119420040","price":65.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a69edd0-1861-4cb8-97a2-00305009eab3.jpg?v=1685444669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/microaggression-theory-gina-c-torino-9781119420040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}